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Schools hire monitors to patrol students’ off-campus online speech

2014-05-06T15:14:27-05:00

By Samantha Vicent Student Press Law Center Originally published in SPLC Report, Winter 2014 Issue At the start of the 2013 school year, students at Hoover High School in California’s Glendale Unified School District were surprised to discover their school district had been paying GeoListening, a social media monitoring company, to keep tabs on their online activity for more than a year without their knowledge. GeoListening isn’t the only company being paid to keep track of students’ online activity, however. Increasingly, schools and districts are turning to third parties for help monitoring students’ public social media posts. Monitoring, administrators say, can [...]

Schools hire monitors to patrol students’ off-campus online speech2014-05-06T15:14:27-05:00

FOI Spotlight: House committee hears testimony on ‘dark money’

2022-03-31T17:08:49-05:00

By Kelley Shannon FOI Foundation of Texas Executive Director AUSTIN _ Texans have the right "to make a very informed decision" when choosing their elected officials, the chairman of the House State Affairs Committee said Thursday during a hearing on what to do about tracking so-called dark money in campaigns. "This affects their voting decisions," said Rep. Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, who chairs the State Affairs Committee, which held a hearing as part of its interim studies. "Something needs to be done to fix this issue." Cook and other legislators asked detailed and pointed questions of invited witnesses, who gave assorted views [...]

FOI Spotlight: House committee hears testimony on ‘dark money’2022-03-31T17:08:49-05:00

Dallas attorneys fight to keep records secret after missing deadlines

2014-04-25T16:52:57-05:00

By Steve Thompson The Dallas Morning News Originally published April 22, 2014 Lawyers for the city of Dallas are taking on the Texas attorney general’s office in court, hoping to escape a penalty for missing deadlines triggered by public information requests. The outcome will have “a sweeping impact” on state open records law, a brief by the attorney general says. The city has a spotty record of handling public information requests on time. Attorney General Greg Abbott has called Dallas a “repeat offender” that “consistently ignores statutory deadlines.” On Thursday during a hearing in Austin, Dallas will argue before the 13th [...]

Dallas attorneys fight to keep records secret after missing deadlines2014-04-25T16:52:57-05:00

Transparency committee to vote on impeachment recommendation in May

2014-04-25T15:42:49-05:00

By Reeve Hamilton The Texas Tribune Originally published April 24, 2014 A legislative committee that is investigating University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall plans to vote at a hearing on May 12 whether to recommend articles of impeachment to the full House. If it requires more time, the vote may not come until May 13. The House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations met on Thursday for the first time since its special counsel, Houston attorney Rusty Hardin, issued a report laying out four possible grounds for Hall's impeachment. The reasons listed in Hardin's report include allegations that the [...]

Transparency committee to vote on impeachment recommendation in May2014-04-25T15:42:49-05:00

Texas journalism colleagues, friends remember Ken Bunting

2014-04-22T02:25:52-05:00

By Tim Madigan Fort Worth Star-Telegram Originally published April 21, 2014 On Saturday, former Star-Telegram Executive Editor Mike Blackman wrote briefly on Facebook about a young business acquaintance who had died unexpectedly. “To know that he is no longer with us is quite sad,” Blackman wrote. “I’m not a touchy-feely guy, but this is true — make amends, be patient and let others know how grateful you are to have them in your lives.” The first to comment was another Star-Telegram alumnus, Blackman’s close friend, Ken Bunting. “So sorry to hear,” Mr. Bunting wrote. “Unexpected [deaths] are poignant reminders that life [...]

Texas journalism colleagues, friends remember Ken Bunting2014-04-22T02:25:52-05:00

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